cock-a-hoop

adjective

ˌkä-kə-ˈhüp How to pronounce cock-a-hoop (audio)
Definition of cock-a-hoopnext
1
as in triumphant
having or expressing feelings of joy or triumph the district attorney's office was positively cock-a-hoop upon obtaining a conviction in the case against the mobster

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2
as in tilted
inclined or twisted to one side topped with 50 burning candles all cock-a-hoop and dripping wax, the birthday cake made its dramatic appearance

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  1. triumphant
  2. proud
  3. crooked
  4. ecstatic
  5. uneven
  6. jubilant
  7. oblique
  8. exultant
Adjective
  • The make-up concerts were rapturously received, and the triumphant SoFi dates even became a concert film.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The reinvigorated Charlotte Hornets earned a triumphant victory in their return home Tuesday night, ending a 10-game losing streak.
    Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of triumphant
Adjective
  • Ben Stiller, the director, executive producer, and a key creative force behind the show, is certainly too famous to show up at this pop-up, let alone stand outside of it among the people, snapping photos on his smartphone like a proud dad at his kid's dance recital.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Green would likely be proud of the award-winning bottles being produced today.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of proud
Adjective
  • And though a second, thick stucco layer with bits of cork was an insulation novelty imported from Italy, its properties meant that the walls could remain authentically crooked.
    Julie Lasky, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
  • What he’s actually done is fake his death to create a template for a new life by stealing $90 million from a client of his crooked law firm.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of crooked
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  • The title track starts off sounding like gamelan music, then turns into a busy-grooved evocation on finding catharsis by going for a swim at a busy beach, creating her own ecstatic iteration of traditional baptismal blues imagery.
    Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Breakthroughs in reasoning are why many AI experts waxed ecstatic over OpenAI’s release of its o3 and o3 mini models last month.
    Clint Boulton, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of ecstatic
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  • But the junior point guard has had an uneven transition.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Since this type of coating has an uneven texture, the bath mat may wear out faster than other options.
    Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of uneven
Adjective
  • The triumphant touchdown of the company’s Nova-C lunar lander, called Odysseus, spurred jubilant cheers during the company’s webcast.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
  • These handmade trimmings, drenched in jubilant jewel tones, set the stage for a timeless holiday scene.
    Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of jubilant
Adjective
  • The six-year veteran battled ankle and hip injuries during the regular season and when an oblique injury held him out in the wild-card round, Salyer especially struggled in his place.
    Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Erickson, Stiller and production designer Jeremy Hindle have a knack for building setups that riff on corporations’ uncanny, infantilizing methods of control, yet feel more oblique and mysterious than straight satire.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 7 Jan. 2025
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  • Always a consummate professional, however, our ballad queen powered through the final note to a brave and exultant end that can still give chills.
    Nathan Smith, Vulture, 26 June 2024
  • Their personal connection blossoms out into a quietly exultant scene with the rest of the cast and the crew, a symbolic utopia of shared purpose.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2024
Definition of exultant
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